Which of the following is one of the major criticisms of official crime data?

a. It fails to control socioeconomic factors that contribute to criminality.
b. It underrepresents the effect of violent delinquent crime.
c. It is biased by police behavior and arrest practices.
d. It negates the impact of chronic delinquent crime.


c

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a. more socially oriented b. more focused on economic gain c. more organized d. younger in terms of age of their members

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a. True b. False

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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